108 THE FLORA OF SINGAPORE. 



Si sp . " Donoon," A medium sized tree, flowers in compact 

 cymes. Rare, Kranji. 



Styrax Benzoin Dryand. Gum benjamin. " Kemeniyan." A 

 tall tree with sweet white flowers, and hard grey round 

 flattened fruits. Produces the gum benjamin of com- 

 merce, which is obtained by cutting gashes in the bark, 

 when the gum, after some weeks, exudes. Common in 

 jungle, Garden jungle, Bukit Timah, Selitar, Choa Oku 

 Kang. 



S. crotonoides Clarke. Singapore (Wallich No. 7848) ; also in 

 Cantley's collection. I have never seen it here. 



OLEACEjE. 



Jasminum Lifarium Wall. " Melor hutan." Wild Jasmine, very 

 common in open country, and hedges, Tanglin, Balestier 

 plain, Cbangi, etc. 



J. Grijfithii Clarke. " Kuma-Kuma hutan." A very hairy jas- 

 mine. Rare, woods, Garden jungle, Bidadari, Chan Chu 

 Kang. 



Oka maritima Wall. A large bush with small green flowers and 

 black drupes. Sea coasts in dry spots, Tanjong Katong, 

 Cbangi, Pulau Ubin. 



Linociera paucifiora var. palembanica. A big tree with small white 

 flowers. Common, Bukit Mandai, Bukit Timah, Changi. 



APOCYNACE.E. 



WiUu-jhbeia firma Bl. "Getah Grip or Gegrip." A large woody 

 climber with rough black bark, white flowers and green 

 or orange oblong or globose fruits. Seeds deep violet 

 inside. It abounds in rubber, and is the best of all 

 the local rubber vines. The fruit is eatable and sweet, 

 but full of rubber milk. Common, Garden jungle, Bukit 

 Timah, Changi, etc. 



W* coriacea Wall. "Getah Ujol." An inferior Gutta, which 

 does not set readily, it is used for adulterating and for 



